Question

In August 2021, protesters planted teepees on this politician’s lawn and chained themselves to this politician’s fence; that environmentalist protest was part of the Stop Line 3 Campaign that criticized this politician’s withdrawal of an appeal against the project. (-5[1])This politician recorded a cell phone video giving a pro tip about changing a burnt-out headlight harness on a Ford (10[1])Focus. (10[7]-5[1])This politician (10[5])admitted (10[2])“I’m a knucklehead” (10[8])after (10[1])falsely (10[2])claiming (10[1])to have been in Hong (10[1])Kong (10[1]-5[1])during (10[1])the (10[2])Tiananmen (10[3])Square (10[4])protests. (10[7]-5[2])In (10[1])2023, this politician signed a bill providing universal free school (10[1])breakfast (10[1])and lunch. (-5[1])This politician (10[1])went viral for a rant (10[1])saying “these guys (10[1])are weird” in an appearance discussing Republicans on MSNBC. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this governor of Minnesota. ■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: Tim Walz [or Timothy James Walz]
<EC, Current Events>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%65.67
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%81.33
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%68.83
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%69.67
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%65.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%75.20
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%66.60
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%100%121.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%91.25
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%83.30
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%0%68.13
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%90.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mitchell PeranBrandeis BHarvard B38-5
Aaron MarchandCarletonMinnesota B5810
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley AUC Berkeley B5910
Terrence HanUCLAUCSD5910
Jakob MyersIndiana AIndiana B5910
Owen ArnesonMissouriWashU B5910
Jonathan HuangMIT ATufts A5910
Davis JohnsonPurdueGeorgetown B59-5
Peter LutzGeorge Washington BPenn B5910
Emma ByronRutgers AGeorge Washington A5910
Alex SmitsWisconsin BWinona State6110
Michael KearneyHarvard ABrandeis A6110
Andrew VincentNorthwestern BNotre Dame B6110
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AStanford B6110
Gus VanskikeMaryland BPenn A6110
Oscar O'FlanaganImperial ANYU C6210
Shiv SeshanCambridge BWarwick B6210
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BValencia A6510
Graham TroyUNC BLiberty B6510
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ADuke6510
Benny FeldmanChicago DIllinois B6510
Charles HangWashU AMissoui S&T6510
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern ANotre Dame C6510
Andy HuffLSEOxford C6510
Ben SterlingYale ANYU B6510
Jeffrey AustinUNC DWilliam & Mary6610
Diego AlmarazUNC CLiberty C6710
Matt ShinnickGeorgetown AIowa6710
Owen MimnoNYU AColumbia B6810
Aidan JonesLiberty AWake Forest7310
Audrey EvansDartmouth ABrown A7410
Karan GurazadaTexas ATexas B74-5
Cade ReinbergerRIT AESF A7510
Ayan GuhaGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech C7610
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DBinghamton A7610
Joseph ChambersVirginia ASouth Carolina7710
Declan CobbWisconsin AIowa State7710
Derek ChenColumbia CHaverford A7710
Britton WebsterAlabama ALouisville A7810
Joseph CollinsImperial BSheffield7810
Emily BussaMaryland AJohn Jay College7810
David BassJohns Hopkins AVassar A7810
Aidan DeshongClaremont BClaremont A7910
Biniam AlaroFlorida AFlorida State A7910
Marissa SatosIllinois CChicago C7910
James McCurleyHarvard BBrandeis B7910
Ben HorningGeorgetown BPurdue7910
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerASUTAMU79-5
Alex WyrickTennessee AVanderbilt A79-5
Arya KarthikOxford ASouthampton A7910
Louis CameronCambridge ECambridge A7910
Sam HuttonCambridge DBristol8010
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech DBruin A9010
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago A9110
Lucas JohnsWarwick ACambridge C93-5
Paige CrawleyOxford BDurham9510
Anna BarkerUCF BUCF C10010
Hanson HuynhBUUMass Boston10310
Nathan EasowManchesterSouthampton B112-5
Joel DickerSouthampton BManchester11210
Tony LiangTAMUASU12110
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas A12110
Brina RatangeeVanderbilt ATennessee A12110
Ian McDowellCambridge CWarwick A12110
Jared SchwartzRIT BCornell C12110
Kevin PengCornell CRIT B1210